Sanchita Sivaraman Curiosity · Evidence · Impact

From one patient at a timeto whole health systems.

  1. Jan 2025 – May 2026

    Social Policy, Research and Practice Coordinator

    BUNYAAD Public Affairs · North Vancouver, BC

    Managed multiple grant-funded health projects, including reporting for Youth-Friendly North Shore, a federally funded initiative strengthening upstream systems of care for youth. Led a school district policy review, and supported partners to adopt new tools through training and change management.

    Sanchita smiling beside the Issues of Substance conference welcome screen in Halifax Nov 2025 · Halifax, NS Presented at Issues of Substance 2025 CCSA's national conference. Talk: Bridging the Research-Policy Gap. See BUNYAAD's post 2025 · North Vancouver, BC Excellence in Equity Award My team at BUNYAAD won the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce's 2025 award. See the Chamber's post

  2. Sep 2024 – Dec 2024

    Health Promotion Specialist

    BUNYAAD Public Affairs · North Vancouver, BC

    Ran province-wide communities of practice for The ABCs of Youth Substance Use, a Ministry of Health–funded initiative promoting evidence-based substance use education in schools across Canada. Also wrote 10+ technical reports and policy summaries.

    Monthly The ABCs Monthly Digest Turned current evidence into practical guidance for schools and frontline partners. Read past issues

  3. May 2024 – Aug 2024

    Practicum Student

    BUNYAAD Public Affairs · North Vancouver, BC

    Co-developed a self-evaluation tool, piloted it across all North Shore youth-serving organizations, and co-authored a peer-reviewed paper on it.

    Cover of the Youth-Friendly North Shore Youth Services Evaluation Instrument and Guide 2024 · North Shore, BC Youth Services Evaluation Tool 40+ criteria for any youth-serving organization, from community members and schools to municipalities and health partners. Piloted locally. Read the tool (PDF) Sanchita smiling and holding a printed copy of the Youth-Friendly North Shore evaluation tool Oct 2024 · Vancouver, BC Presented at the CESBC 2024 Annual Conference Talk: Transforming Youth Services: A Strengths-Based Self-Evaluation Tool. See the conference program (PDF)
    Sanchita smiling at the microphone below a slide asking how non-academics can evaluate whether community-based youth programs and services are effective Sanchita presenting a slide on appropriateness to a lecture hall audience Sanchita standing beside a Canadian Evaluation Society banner

  4. Sep 2022 – Aug 2024

    Master of Public Health

    UBC School of Population and Public Health · Vancouver, BC

    Specialized in epidemiology and biostatistics.

    2025 · Book chapter · Lead author Immunization Program Planning A chapter in Effective Pandemic Response (World Scientific), which grew out of my MPH coursework in communicable disease control. See the book First page of the writing sample on HPV vaccination and cervical cancer 2024 · Epidemiology coursework HPV vaccination and cervical cancer A cross-sectional analysis of 8,596 US women using a decade of NHANES data, with multivariable logistic regression in R. Read the paper (PDF)
    Sanchita smiling in her graduation gown, holding her UBC degree and a bouquet Sanchita in her graduation gown in front of a flower wall shaped like the UBC crest Sanchita smiling in her graduation cap and gown, holding her UBC degree

  5. Jan 2023 – Mar 2023

    Student Consultant

    UBC Hospital · Vancouver, BC

    Led a mixed-methods program evaluation and recommended how to redesign the program.

  6. Oct 2021 – Mar 2022

    Community Nutrition Liaison

    Sahayata – Nutrition, Health, Education & Research Foundation · Pune, India

    Nutrition assessments, counselling and health education for pregnant and lactating women, at a non-profit that treats poverty, malnutrition and healthcare gaps as connected.

    Sanchita in a white coat doing a nutrition assessment with a woman at a community health centre; the woman's face is blurred for privacy Sanchita going through a nutrition guide with a woman during a counselling session; the woman's face is blurred for privacy Sanchita in a white coat standing beside hand-made posters on adolescent nutrition and a balanced diet

  7. Sep 2019 – Sep 2020

    Dental Intern

    Manipal College of Dental Sciences · Karnataka, India

    Cared for patients of all ages and led community health education.

    First page of the paper Correlational analysis between salivary and blood glucose levels in individuals with and without diabetes mellitus 2024 · Peer-reviewed Salivary and blood glucose study Co-authored with colleagues at Manipal, published open access in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. Read the paper

  8. 2015 – 2019

    Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

    Manipal Academy of Higher Education · Manipal, India

  9. Aug 2016 – Apr 2018

    General Secretary

    Scio Benevolent Foundation · Karnataka, India

    Coordinated needs-based medical camps across rural India, from district approvals to logistics. Created and led Sukhoon, a menstrual hygiene program for rural women.

    2016 – 2018 · Karnataka, India Sukhoon A public health program I created and led on menstrual hygiene for rural women, from design to community delivery. See Scio Foundation Event poster for Su-khoon: Izhaar, with a vintage microphone Mar 2018 · Manipal, India Sukhoon: Izhaar Poems and stories to break the taboo around menstruation. See Scio's post Oct 2017 · Manipal, India Community cleanliness drive Cleaned up a local neighbourhood with residents. See Scio's post
    Sanchita speaking at a podium in a Scio Foundation t-shirt Sanchita speaking into a microphone during a discussion; faces of people nearby are blurred for privacy